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present participle of pull out
Synonyms & Antonyms of pulling out
1
to leave a place often for another
- the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
Synonyms for pulling out
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- booking
- [slang],
- buggering off
- [British slang],
- bugging off,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- digging out,
- exiting,
- getting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- parting,
- peeling off,
- piking (out or off),
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- running along,
- sallying (forth),
- scarpering
- [British],
- shoving (off),
- stepping (along),
- taking off,
- vamoosing,
- walking out
Words Related to pulling out
- absconding,
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- mizzling
- [chiefly British],
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
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2
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
- the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread
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“Pulling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20out. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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